The New American Imperium

The Democrats appear to be anti-Iraq War. But they surely are not acting like opponents of imperial overreach.

Stanley I. Kutler

Surge 2

David Petraeus is not a man preparing to leave Iraq. His report to Congress serves as a glimpse of coming attractions for Surge 2.

Stanley I. Kutler

Civics for Cheney

The Vice President and his minions need an education in the rudiments of government. Where are the strict constructionists when we need them?

Stanley I. Kutler

The Surgeon General’s Commissars

The testimony of three former Surgeons General offers more proof of how the Bush Administration’s corps of inept political operatives subverts our system of checks and balances.

Stanley I. Kutler

Who’s Afraid of History?

Official Washington wants to avoid the “divisive ordeal” of looking at what went wrong in Iraq. But upcoming hearings for Admiral Michael Mullins’ nomination as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is the perfect opportunity.

Stanley I. Kutler

While We Slept

A new book on the history of Western complicity in Iraq takes an unsparing look at how the first Bush and Clinton administrations set the stage for disaster.

Stanley I. Kutler

Living to Tell the Tale

Former Presidents have a difficult, even awkward, role. They cope in different ways, but if the past half-century is any guide, we can be certain of one thing: They write their memoirs.

Stanley I. Kutler

Impeachment: Whose Stain?

Stanley I. Kutler

Saying It Ain’t So on Joe

The cold war has been over for a decade but it lingers on the American home front.

Stanley I. Kutler

All the President’s Man?

When Dick Morris announced that he would write a book to divert attention from his adventure with the toes of a call girl, George Stephanopoulos, the President’s senior policy adviser, was asked

Stanley I. Kutler